Holmes said event organizers documented 1,013 piñatas, which more than doubles the previous Guinness World Record of 504 set in 2008 in Sonora, Mexico.

Holmes explained that two videographers and photographers documented the display before the rain set in.

Additionally, the group has a log containing each piñata since it can cost upwards of $10,000 to bring an official Guinness judging team to an event.

"There is a very rigorous process," Holmes explained. "But you have to provide a lot of evidence."

The group also coordinated "official witnesses," including Anne Holton, former Virginia Secretary of Education and Sen. Tim Kaine's wife, to certify the number of piñatas that Holmes said seemingly "just went on forever."

But it was clear that the popularity and bonding experience the new element brought to the celebration, which saw record-attendance, was something the chamber would ponder as plans begin for the 2019 festival.